Scott Colom Wins Mississippi Senate Race Over Hyde-Smith: Final Numbers
AP called Mississippi's Senate race for Democrat Scott Colom on Nov. 11, 473,336 votes to 468,667. Hyde-Smith conceded. Final numbers and what's next.
Democrat Scott Colom has won Mississippi's U.S. Senate race. The Associated Press called it on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, eight days after the election, and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith conceded that evening. Results stay unofficial until counties certify them.
The final numbers
- Scott Colom (D): 473,336 votes, 49.2%
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R): 468,667 votes, 48.7%
- Ty Pinkins (I): 20,234 votes, 2.1%
That is a margin of roughly 4,650 votes with about 99% of precincts reporting, per AP figures carried by The Dispatch and Mississippi Today. Colom had trailed on election night and led by just 43 votes after the last update that night, so the gap widened steadily as counties finished.
What decided it
Hinds County, the state's largest Democratic stronghold, finished counting on Wednesday. It accepted 817 affidavit ballots out of 2,426 and rejected the rest, mostly for registration problems or votes cast in the wrong precinct. The AP called the race hours later, on uncertified results.
What Hyde-Smith said
"While this is not the outcome we worked for or hoped for, I respect the decision of Mississippi voters," she said in a video. "I want to congratulate Scott Colom and wish him well."
What happens next
- November 13: deadline for all 82 counties to certify their results and send them to the Secretary of State.
- Mississippi has no automatic recount, and with the loser conceding, none is expected.
Why it matters
Colom is the first Democrat Mississippi has sent to the Senate since John Stennis in 1982, and the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction, according to Mississippi Today. Before the vote, forecasters had rated the seat safe Republican. Alaska's Senate race was still too close to call as of Wednesday.
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Sources
- Mississippi Today: Colom wins Mississippi Senate race
- The Dispatch: Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat
- WAPT: Colom widens lead over Hyde-Smith
- Mississippi Today: Hinds County on pace to finish Senate count
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